Tuberculosis-Associated Death among Adult Wild Boars, Spain, 2009-2014

We investigated adult Eurasian wild boar (Sus scrofa) survival and death in 2 tuberculosis-endemic populations with different harvest pressure in Spain. Overall, tuberculosis accounted for 30% of total deaths. Increased survival in protected areas has direct implications for wild boar management and...

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2016-12, Vol.22 (12), p.2178-2180
Hauptverfasser: Barasona, Jose A, Acevedo, Pelayo, Diez-Delgado, Iratxe, Queiros, Joao, Carrasco-García, Ricardo, Gortazar, Christian, Vicente, Joaquín
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Zusammenfassung:We investigated adult Eurasian wild boar (Sus scrofa) survival and death in 2 tuberculosis-endemic populations with different harvest pressure in Spain. Overall, tuberculosis accounted for 30% of total deaths. Increased survival in protected areas has direct implications for wild boar management and tuberculosis control.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2212.160677